The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal.
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Resumo: | Daily activity patterns reflect interactions between circadian mechanisms and environmental stimuli. Among these stimuli, temperature can be an important factor affecting activity budgets. To sample the agouti (Dasyprocta azarae), a systematic camera-trap grid was established with 50 independent sampling sites. A circular kernel function was used to characterize the activity patterns of the agouti population. To evaluate shifts in activity as a function of mean daily temperature, the entire set of records was subdivided into smaller sets covering different temperature ranges. The activity pattern belonging to each set was characterized and compared through the overlap of their full activity (95% isopleth) and activity core (50% isopleth). Based on 400 independent records, agoutis were predominately diurnal. They shifted their activity core, while keeping their activity range (the amount of time a population remains active during the 24-h cycle) constant through the temperature gradient. The agouti demonstrated a unimodal activity pattern at lower temperatures,which became more bimodal at higher temperatures. Nevertheless, it kept its activity range constant, regardless of temperature. These results likely reflect a trade-off between activity time and thermoregulation during the diurnal period and demonstrate how the agouti can change its behaviour to achieve thermal comfort. |
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The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal.ActivityCamera-trapCircular kernelAgoutitemperaturerodentsDaily activity patterns reflect interactions between circadian mechanisms and environmental stimuli. Among these stimuli, temperature can be an important factor affecting activity budgets. To sample the agouti (Dasyprocta azarae), a systematic camera-trap grid was established with 50 independent sampling sites. A circular kernel function was used to characterize the activity patterns of the agouti population. To evaluate shifts in activity as a function of mean daily temperature, the entire set of records was subdivided into smaller sets covering different temperature ranges. The activity pattern belonging to each set was characterized and compared through the overlap of their full activity (95% isopleth) and activity core (50% isopleth). Based on 400 independent records, agoutis were predominately diurnal. They shifted their activity core, while keeping their activity range (the amount of time a population remains active during the 24-h cycle) constant through the temperature gradient. The agouti demonstrated a unimodal activity pattern at lower temperatures,which became more bimodal at higher temperatures. Nevertheless, it kept its activity range constant, regardless of temperature. These results likely reflect a trade-off between activity time and thermoregulation during the diurnal period and demonstrate how the agouti can change its behaviour to achieve thermal comfort.BRUNO CID, UFRJ; LUIZ GUSTAVO RODRIGUES OLIVEIRA SANTOS, UFMS; GUILHERME DE MIRANDA MOURAO, CPAP.CID, B.SANTOS, L. G. R. O.MOURAO, G.2015-12-05T04:31:34Z2015-12-05T04:31:34Z2015-07-3120152015-12-05T04:31:34Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleJournal of Tropical Ecology, v. 31, n. 5, p. 469-472, 2015.0266-4674http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1021171enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)instname:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)instacron:EMBRAPA2017-08-16T03:21:10Zoai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1021171Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/oai/requestopendoar:21542017-08-16T03:21:10falseRepositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/oai/requestcg-riaa@embrapa.bropendoar:21542017-08-16T03:21:10Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)false |
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The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. |
title |
The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. |
spellingShingle |
The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. CID, B. Activity Camera-trap Circular kernel Agouti temperature rodents |
title_short |
The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. |
title_full |
The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. |
title_fullStr |
The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. |
title_full_unstemmed |
The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. |
title_sort |
The relationship between external temperature and daily activity in a large rodent (Dasyprocta azarae) in the Brazilian Pantanal. |
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CID, B. |
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CID, B. SANTOS, L. G. R. O. MOURAO, G. |
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SANTOS, L. G. R. O. MOURAO, G. |
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BRUNO CID, UFRJ; LUIZ GUSTAVO RODRIGUES OLIVEIRA SANTOS, UFMS; GUILHERME DE MIRANDA MOURAO, CPAP. |
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CID, B. SANTOS, L. G. R. O. MOURAO, G. |
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Activity Camera-trap Circular kernel Agouti temperature rodents |
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Activity Camera-trap Circular kernel Agouti temperature rodents |
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Daily activity patterns reflect interactions between circadian mechanisms and environmental stimuli. Among these stimuli, temperature can be an important factor affecting activity budgets. To sample the agouti (Dasyprocta azarae), a systematic camera-trap grid was established with 50 independent sampling sites. A circular kernel function was used to characterize the activity patterns of the agouti population. To evaluate shifts in activity as a function of mean daily temperature, the entire set of records was subdivided into smaller sets covering different temperature ranges. The activity pattern belonging to each set was characterized and compared through the overlap of their full activity (95% isopleth) and activity core (50% isopleth). Based on 400 independent records, agoutis were predominately diurnal. They shifted their activity core, while keeping their activity range (the amount of time a population remains active during the 24-h cycle) constant through the temperature gradient. The agouti demonstrated a unimodal activity pattern at lower temperatures,which became more bimodal at higher temperatures. Nevertheless, it kept its activity range constant, regardless of temperature. These results likely reflect a trade-off between activity time and thermoregulation during the diurnal period and demonstrate how the agouti can change its behaviour to achieve thermal comfort. |
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2015 |
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2015-12-05T04:31:34Z 2015-12-05T04:31:34Z 2015-07-31 2015 2015-12-05T04:31:34Z |
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